Apparatus for distributing grain.



Patented Aug. 10, 1915.

2 wm i W. H. RONEY.

APPARATUS FOR DISTRIBUHNG GRAIN.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 29, I9I3- coulnlm PMNOORAPH c0..wummrrora, D. c.

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Be it known that-l, Trimmer a citizen of the United'States,

Hi RoNEY, residing at Gary, inthe countyfof Lake and State of v Indiana,have invented certain new andlu'se ful Improvements in Apparatus forlDistributiug Grain, of which the following is a specification. v

The object of this invention, generally speaking, is to provide anapparatus by which grain may be effectively distributed without anyspilling or wasting of the grain. 1.

Another object is to provide a trough of improved construction, whichforms a part of the grain distributing apparatus.

, In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view, with partsbroken away, illustrating an apparatus iembodying the features of myinvention. Fig. 2 is a fragmental side elevation of the apparatus. Fig.3 is a transverse section through the distributing trough taken in theplane'of line 3 3 of Fig. 1. trough on the curved line a at of'Fig. 1.

In the illustrative embodiinent of my invention, which is shown in thedrawing, there is provided a pair of elevator legs 5, of any common orpreferred construction, adapted to elevate grain from a suitable sourceand discharge the grain through spouts 6 into a pair of hoppers 7. Aspout 8 leads from each of the hoppers 7 and has its lower end overlyingand extending a short distance into a distributing trough, which willpresently be described. The

hoppers 7 and spouts 8. are mounted upon and rotate with vertical shafts9, being socured upon said shafts by suitable fastening devices 10. Theupperends of the'shafts may be mounted in bearings 11 carried by theelevator legs 5.

The two sets of devices consisting of the elevator legs 5, hoppers 7,spouts 8, and their supporting devices, may be substantially identicalin structure. The trough 12 which. receives grainfrom the spouts 8 has aconfiguration resembling in plan view a figure 3, as indicated in Fig.1.. Each end portion of this trough 12 is formed upon the arc of acircle, the center of which is the axis of the adjacent shaft 9. As oneof the shafts 9 is rotated, the lower end of the spout 8 carried therebydescribes an are above the corresponding portion of the trough 12.lVithout departing from the Specificationof Letters Patent. Applicationfiled September eaiiei's.

Fig. 4 is a section of the serial 792,291

Eatcntcd 16,1915;

scope ofg myfiiivention, one of' th e elevator. 2

legs and its" corresponding hopper 7, spout 8, and the associatedportion of the trough 12, mightbe omitted. I p Theftrough'12 isof"somewhat peculiar construction, and comprises a pair of sides betweenthe sides l3 and walls extending and forming a plurality of separatehopperlike compartments 1% having openings 15 at thezr bottom. The sidewalls of each compartment 14 converge downwardly to the outlet opening15. The adjacent end walls of two adjacent hoppers converge upwardly,with respect to each other and form a ridge 16 in the trough betweeneach two adjacent outlet openings 15. In the middle portion of thetrough is a compartment 14 which is so positioned as to receive grainfrom either one of the spouts 8.

Preferably the lower end of each of the spouts 8 extends downwardly ashort distance. below the upper edges of the trough sides 18, so thatspilling of the grain is prevented. The ridges 16 between the respective hoppers, insure that the grain discharged from the spouts S willpass into While I have herein shown and described in detail oneembodiment of my invention, 1 would have it understood that I do notthereby intend to limit the invention to the construction disclosed,except in so far as is pointed out in the appended claims.

I claim as my invention:

1.111 a grain-distributing apparatus, the combination of a receivingtrough, a pair of rotary hoppers, a pair of spouts leading from and"rotating with saidhoppers, said trough comprising tions each positionedconcentric with one of said rotary hoppers, each portion of said troughhaving a plurality of compartments adapted to receive grain from one ofsaid spouts, depending upon the'position of the two arcuate por- I Ispout, and the trough having a com are IneIitadapted and positioned soas toreceive grain from either one of said spouts. 2, In agrain-distributing apparatus, the

sides of said ofthehoppers, and an inclined discharge spout pivoted on avertical'axis at the cen- Gop ies of this patent may be obtdined'f or inpresence of two Witnesses.

ter of theatre and having its lower end provided with a vertical portionlying above said trough and extending to a plane below the plane of theupper edges of said side Wall.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature WILLIAMH. HONEY.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM C. GEAKE,

DELLA CRONKHITE.

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